Making Sure Municipal Courts Are Not Tax Collectors
In recent sessions, the Missouri State Legislature has made great strides toward reducing the perverse incentives and effects of taxation...
House Wisely Overrides Veto on Funding Formula Cap
Yesterday, the Missouri house voted 113-43 to override Gov. Nixon’s veto of SB 586, which reinstates a 5% cap on...
The Idea That Would Not Die
Last month I talked with a restaurant owner who told me that a sizeable increase in Saint Louis’ minimum wage...
Choosing a Major, Picking a Winner
As first appearing in the Southeast Missourian: Several decades ago, earning a college degree—almost any college degree—was all it took...
Missouri Stadium Funding Plan Is Bad Policy, Possibly Illegal
In a quest to build a new riverfront stadium to keep the Rams in Saint Louis, some state and local...
Saint Louis Has Plan B if Stadium Plan Fails
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on what the city plans to do with the Near North Riverfront, the proposed site of...
House Bill 42, You Can’t Please Everyone
Nearly everyone recognizes that the transfer program, which allows students to transfer from unaccredited school districts, is unsustainable. If the...
Show-Me Now! Let Kids Cross School District Boundaries
HB42 is on Gov. Nixon’s desk. If he signs it, children in failing school districts would be able to cross...
Will HB 42 Hurt Alternative High Schools?
The Columbia Tribune reported that Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and other superintendents across the state are telling Gov....
